Folding stool.



R. D. MORGAN.

FOLDING STOOL.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4, 1911.

1 075 591. Patented 0015.14, 1913.

2 SHEETSSHEBT 1.

R. D. MORGAN.

I FOLDING STOOL.

APPLIOATIQN FILED NOV. 4, 1911.

Patented Oct. 14,1913.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

fiziorn yaf REUBEN I). MORGAN, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

FOLDING STOOL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented @ct. 14,1913.

Application filed November 4, 1911. Serial No. 658,471.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, REUBEN D. MORGAN, acitizen of the United States of America, residing at Cleveland, in thecounty of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Folding Stools; and I hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in folding stools, and pertainsmore especially to a folding stool comprising leg-frames and seat-framesrelatively arranged to render them capable of being folded together andnested when the stool is not in use.

The primary object of this invention is to effect the reduction, to aminimum, of the space occupied by the stool when the component parts ofthe stool are folded together.

Another object is to render the stool simple and durable inconstruction.

With these objects in view, this invention consists in certainstructural features, and comblnations and arrangement of parts,hereinafter descrlbed, pointed out 1n the claims, and illustrated in theaccompanying D 5 and 6. One seat-frame 1s smaller in d1- drawings.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of a folding stool embodyingmy invention.

A portion of the tie-bar E shown in Fig. 1

is broken away to show the recess 15 in the adjacent leg-frame. Fig. 2is a right-hand side view relative to Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontalsection on line 3-3, Fig. 1, looking downwardly. Fig. i is a horizontalsec tion on line l4, Fig. 1, looking downwardly. Figs. 5 and 6 are viewsshowing the component parts of the stool folded together. Fig. 7 is asection on line 7-7, Fig. 1, looking outwardly. Fig. 8 is a section online 88, Fig. 1, looking inwardly.

My improved folding stool comprises a rod A which is arrangedsubstantially horizontally and centrally of the stool.

B indicates two U-shaped leg-frames which (see Fig. 1) divergedownwardly from the rod A. Each leg-frame B consists of a U-shaped metalbar and has its enclmembers rotatably mounted on and supporting the rodA. One legframe is smaller in dimensions externally than the otherleg-frame is internally and arranged between the end-members of thelarger legframe to permit swinging of the smaller legframe inside of thelarger leg-frame upon swinging the leg-frames laterally outwardly andupwardly in folding the component parts of the stool together as shownin Figs. 5 and 6. The smaller leg-frame is preferably enough shorterthan the larger leg-frame to effect the formation, for the purposehereinafter appearing, of a suitable space 10, Fig. 6, between thecentral members of the two leg-frames when the component parts of thestool are folded together, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

0 represents two inverted U-shaped seatframes which (see Fig. 1) divergeupwardly from the rod A. Each seat-frame G consists of aninverteclU-shaped metal bar and has its end-members rotatably mounted onthe rod A. Both seat-frames are smaller in dimensions externally thanthe smaller legframe is internally and arranged between the end-membersof said leg-frame to permit swinging of the seat-frames inside of i saidleg-frame in folding the component parts of the stool together, as shownin Figs.

mensions externally than the other seatframe is internally and arrangedbetween the end-members of the larger seat-frame to permit the swingingof the smaller seatframe inside of the larger seat-frame in folding thecomponent parts of the stool together, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

The larger seat-frame is preferably enough shorter than the smallerleg-frame to effect the formation, for the purpose hereinafterappearing, of a suitable space 12, Fig. 6, between the central member ofsaid leg-frame and the central member of said seat-frame when thecomponent parts of the stool are folded together as shown in Figs. 5 and6.

The smaller seat-frame is preferably enough shorter than the largerseat-frame to effect the formation, for the purpose hereinafterappearing, of a suitable space 13, Fig. 6, between the central membersof the two seat-frames when the component parts of the stool are foldedtogether as shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

A seat D of flexible material, such, for instance, as canvas, extendsFig. 1) between and is suitably attached to the central members of theseat-frames.

Each end-member of the smaller legframe is provided, in its outerlongitudinal edge and a suitable distance below the rod A (see Figs. 1and 4) with a recess 15 extending from side to side of said end member,as shown in Fig. 6, and a tie-bar E is arranged at the outer side ofsaid end-members of said leg-frame and provided with a projecting member6 which (see Figs. 1 and 4) engages said recess and has a shoulder 16overlapping the inner side of said end-member of said leg-frame, whichtie-bar extends to and overlaps the outer side of the adjacent endmemberof the larger leg-frame and is pivoted, as at 17, to said end-member ofthe larger leg-frame substantially parallel with the rod A. Obviouslythe tie-bars E are instrumental in preventing lateral outward movementof the legframes.

At each side of and spaced from the rod A is a folding tie-frame whichextends between the seat-frame and leg-frame which projects laterally ofsaid side of said rod, and Said tie-frame is connected to said legframeand to said seat-frame and comprises an upper substantially V-shapedlink G and a lower substantially inverted V-shaped link H. Said linksintersect at their adjacent portions, and preferably the upper portionof the lower link H is in the form of a loop it through which the lowerportion of the upper link extends. Preferably each link of eachtie-frame (see Figs. 1, 7 and 8) terminates in pivotal members 18 whichare substantially parallel with the rod A and arranged in line endwise.

lhe lower link H of each tie-frame extends between the end-members ofthe legframe to which said tie-frame is connected and has its pivotalmembers 18 journaled in said end-members of said leg-frame in proximityto the central member of said leg-frame, and said link H is offsetlaterally and inwardly, as at 20, (see Figs. 1 and 4) at the inner endsof said pivotal members.

The upper link G of each tie-frame extends between the end-members ofthe seatframe to which said tie-frame is connected and has its pivotalmembers 18 journaled in said end-members of said seat-frame in proximityto the central member of said seat-frame, and said link is offsetlaterally and outwardly, as at 22, (see Figs. 1 and 7 at the inner endsof said pivotal members.

By the construction hereinbefore described it will be observed that thetie-bars E, upon manipulating the leg-frames to disengage.

the projecting members 6 of said tie-bars from the engaging recesses 15,are rendered free to be swung toward the leg-frame to which saidtie-bars are pivoted, and said tiebars possess enough springiness topermit of bringing them at their projecting members 6 into position atthe outer sides of the endmembers of said leg-frame, as shown in Fig.

6, and obviously when said tie-bars have been swung into the positionshown in Fig. 6 the seat-frames, the leg-frames, the seat andthe'tie-bars are free to be folded together as shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

Not unimportant are the offsets 20 and 22 of the links G and H of thetie-frames and the relative arrangement and sizes of the seat-frames andleg-frames as hereinbefore described to form the spaces 10, 12 and 13,shown in Fig. 6, so as to permit of the nesting of the seat-frames andlog-frames and thereby effect the reduction to a minimum of the spaceoccupied by the stool when the component parts of the stool are foldedtogether as illustrated in Figs. 5 and What I claim is 1. In a foldingstool, the combination with a rod, of two inverted U-shaped seatframeshaving the lower ends of their side members rotatably mounted on saidrod, one of said seat frames being slightly smaller than the other andadapted to telescope within the larger one, a flexible seat extendingbetween and attached to said seat frames, two U-shaped leg frames havingthe upper ends of their side members rotatably mounted on said rod, oneof said leg frames being smaller than the other leg frame, but largerthan the larger seat frame and adapted to telescope into the larger legframe and over the larger seat frame when the said frames are rotatedtoward each other, means for securing the leg frames together to holdthem at the proper angle for supporting the stool and means for lockingthe seat frames to said leg frames, for the purpose set forth.

2. In a folding stool, the combination of a rod, two inverted U-shapedseat frames hav ing the lower ends of their'side members rotatablymounted on said rod, one of said seat frames being smaller than theother seat frame and adapted to telescope into the larger seat frame,when said frames are rotated on said rod toward each other, two U-shaped leg frames having the upper ends of their side members rotatablymounted on said rod, one of said leg frames being smaller than the otherleg frame and adapt I frames to the leg frames and means for se- Intestimony whereof, I sign the forecurlng the leg frames together, saldmeans golng speclficatlon, 1n the presence of two comprlslng a barplvotally secured to one of Witnesses.

said leg frames, the other leg frame being REUBEN D. MORGAN. 5 providedWith a notch in the outer edge Witnesses:

thereof and said bar having a pin adapted B. C. BROWN,

to fit into the said socket. N. L. MODONNELL.

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